Thursday, 13 October 2016

Daily GK Update: 13th October, 2016 For All The Upcoming Exams

i. International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed annually on 13 October.

ii. This year theme is Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality.

Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel prize in literaturei. American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". ii. Dylan, 75, has won numerous awards, including twelve Grammys and one Academy Award.

i. The 28th India and Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) and Second Bilateral Maritime Exercise have commenced at Belawan, Indonesia in the Andaman Sea.

Cabinet approves setting up of IIM Jammu

i. The Cabinet today approved the setting up of an Indian Institute of Management in Jammu as part of PM Narendra Modi's development package for Jammu and Kashmir.

ii. The government recently set up an Indian Institute of Technology in Jammu.

Punjab Agricultural University signs MoU with FieldFresh to promote crop research

i. Punjab Agricultural University and FieldFresh Foods, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises & Del Monte Pacific Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to carry out a corn productivity research programme.

ii. The MoU follows the agreement signed recently between Cambridge University and Bharti Foundation to fund the research Programme.

Cabinet approves pact between EXIM Bank, NDB

i. Union Cabinet today approved a pact between Export-Import Bank of India and BRICS-promoted New Development Bank, along with other development financial institutions of member nations, with an aim to strengthen trade and economic ties.

ii. The New Development Bank (NDB) aims to mobilize resources for development projects in BRICS, emerging economies and developing countries.